Health: The DRC Ebola Outbreak Is Spreading At A Rapid Pace. Why?

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the deadliest in the country’s history. (aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/ebola-outbreak-gr…)

With over 2,500 deaths and more than 5,000 confirmed cases, (aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/24/nearly-…) it’s now the second largest ever worldwide. And it’s spreading at record speed. It’s even outpacing the West Africa outbreak (who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak-…) that killed more than 11,000 people between 2014 and 2016.

What do we know about why this outbreak is moving so quickly?

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